Clothesline hitch



D. HOLHDAY cL THEsuNE HITCH.

FILED AUG- 22, 1922.

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Application filed August '22, 1922. Serial ltToffiwfiw,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, -DAVID l'lonnini-ir, a citizen of the Unitedtitates, residing Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State or llliinnesota, have invented a new and useful llothesline Hitch, of which the following is This invention aims to provide a simple means for belaying a line, such as a clothes line, the line being held securely and it being possible to cast oil the line by a simple ma nipulation oi the device forming the subject matter of this application, the device being so constructed that the aforesaid operation may be carried out expeditiously.

j A nether object of the invention is to pro vide a structure of the sort mentioned upon which many different hitches may be made.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices or that type to which the invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the. coinbination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the" preclse embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing irony the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in plan, a device coi'istruct ed in accordance with the invention; Figure 2 is a side elevation; Figure 3 is atront clevation; Figure 4 is a longitudinal section: Flgure 5 s a sectional view showing one of the hitcheswhich may be made; Figure 6 is a sectional viewshowing another ot the h1tches which may be made; Flgure 71s a j sectional view showing a third hitch which may be made; Figure 8 1s a slde elevation and includes a base 1 having a flat upper sur downwardly inclined surface "I.

illustrating the operation of the structure.

The device forming the subject matter oi this application preferably is made of metal face Qand provided with a concaved lower surface 3. In top plan, as shownin Figure l 1, the base is provided with rearwardly converging edges 4: andwith forwardly converg ing edges 5, the base having a reardownwardly inclined surface 6 and a forward Ears 8 ct approximately triangular form upstand from the idat upper surface Q of the base 1' and are located closely adjacent to thetor- ,wardly converging edges 5 of the base 1, the

rear edgesof the ears 8, marked by the nu 1neral9, being disposed at right anglesto the flat upper surfaceQ of the base 1 or' nearly so. The upper edges 10 of the ears 8 slant downwardly and forwardly and Ii nerge into the forwardly and downwardly inclined surface 7 of the base 1. A neck 11 is disposed at right angles to the base 1 and is formed integrally therewith, the neck being connected to the base intermediate the ends of the base. The neck 11 has a converted rear edge '12 and forwardly converging surfaces 1.4:,thd said surfaces 14 being disposed at! right angles to the flat upper surface 2 of the base 1 and defining an edge 15 located in advance ofa line connecting the rear edges 9 of the upstanding triangular ears 8.

A top 16 is connected to the upper end of theneck .11 and is formed integrally therewith, thetop 16 projecting rearwardly from a the neck 11 and being connected to the neck by an integrally formed reinforcing rib 17. The top 16 has converging forwardly edges 34:, coinciding with the converging sur faces 1 1- of the neck 11. In the rear portion of the top 16 there is an opening 18 adapted to receive a suspension element 19 whereon the device forming the subject matter of this 1 application may be carried.

The device may be used in a variety of ways. For instance, asshown in Figure the line or flexible element 20 may be formed. into a loop 21 around. the neck 11, the line the ehdQQ of the line being extended beneath the body portion of the line. across the rearedge 9 of the said ear. The construction is such that the end 22 of the loop will be bound, and the loop will remain firmly about the neck 11. If desired, as

shown in Figure 8, the thumb or finger of a an operator may be placed on the surface 20 extending along one of the ears 8, and a ends of the loop are extended in opposite directions across the rear edges 9 of the ears 8, as shown at 24:.

If preferred, as disclosed in Figure 7, the line may be engaged in a loop 26 around the neck 11, one end of the line, marked by the numeral 2? being connected as at 98 around one side portion of the loop, the result being the well known timber hitch. The several hitches above shown are merely typical of the uses to which the device may put, it being possible to fashion a wide variety of hitches about the neck 11.

What is claimed 1. A device 01": the class described, comprising a base. a top and a neck connecting the base and the top, the bas having a forw'ardly and downwardly inclined surface at its forward end, and being provided with upstanding ears located on opposite sides of the neck, the ears having forwardly and downwardly inclined upper edges merging: into the forwardly and dov-rnwardly inclined surface of the base.

2. A device of the class described co1n prising a base, a top, and a neck connecting the base and the top, the base having :1 ion wardly and downwardly inclined surface :11, its forward end and being; provided with upstanding ears located on opposite sides oi? the neck, the upper cd es oi? the cars slanting downwardly and forwardly and k t into the torvi'rirdly and downwardly inclined surface oi" the base, The neck having converging surfaces defining; an oil-re disposed approxinnitely at right :insz'lcs in the base, said edge being located in advance of a line connecting the rear edges of: the ears.

In testimony that I claim the haregi oingr as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature.

DAVID HOLLIlLXY. 

